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Old Posted Mar 13, 2024, 7:42 PM
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Footwear and apparel hub proposed:

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/...d-a27bcd4c17bd.
I hope this really becomes a flourishing area, it has such great bones. And the post office redevelopment nearby can only help.
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Does anyone know which buildings are being considered as part of this effort? I tried searching but the Oregonian article is all I can find on the project.
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I hope this really becomes a flourishing area, it has such great bones. And the post office redevelopment nearby can only help.
Seriously! Old Town is a sleeping giant of a neighborhood. Downtown to the south, the Pearl to the west, and the Post Office site is going to provide so much growth to the north. And as you said, the neighborhood has such good bones. The long term potential for this neighborhood is incredible.

It needs a catalyst to jumpstart major development, but even without one... there's so much potential that the neighborhood will eventually blossom again. It can't NOT happen. It's just a matter of when.
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Old Posted Mar 17, 2024, 6:45 PM
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Seriously! Old Town is a sleeping giant of a neighborhood. Downtown to the south, the Pearl to the west, and the Post Office site is going to provide so much growth to the north. And as you said, the neighborhood has such good bones. The long term potential for this neighborhood is incredible.

It needs a catalyst to jumpstart major development, but even without one... there's so much potential that the neighborhood will eventually blossom again. It can't NOT happen. It's just a matter of when.
I think what is holding it back is the low height limits. I would love to see existing buildings be preserved as much as possible with empty lots having much higher limits and height bonuses for residential buildings. Turning Old Town into an active neighborhood downtown would be a good thing.
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